COOKING TIPS | WEEKEND PORIYAL | சமையல் குறிப்புகள் | PORIYAL WITH LEFTOVER VEGETABLES

CARROTS WITH CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, OR BEANS CAN ALSO BE ADDED AND IT LOOKS MORE COLOURFUL, WITH LESS AMOUNT OF VEGETABLES, like CARROTS ALONG WITH GROUNDNUTS.

INGREDIENTS:-

Carrot - 2 nos

Raw Groundnut - a hand ful

Water - 1/4 cup ( about 40 ml)

Salt - as per taste

Oil - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Mustard  seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 leaflet

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Dried Red Chiily - 1 (or as per taste)

METHOD:-

(1)  Wash & peel the carrot; Cut into small cubes.

(2)  Wash & Soak Groundnut overnight.

(3)  Heat  a pressure cooker, add oil. Add mustard seeds &   allow it to splutter. Add dried red chilly, cumin seeds, curry leaves & Asafoetida.

(4)  Add soaked Groundnut. Cover with lid & cook for 5 minutes & required salt. Groundnut takes time to cook.

(5) Then add cubed carrots to it. Mix well. Add 1/4 cup of  water. 

(6) Pressure cook for 3 whistles in high flame & 5 minutes  in sim flame. Allow the pressure to release.

(7) Carrot-Groundnut Poriyal (WEEKEND PORIYAL)  is ready.

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WHEAT DHOKLA

WHEAT DHOKLAS

                  This is my innovative idea of preparing dhokla using wheat flour. It came out very well. This receipe is same as Ragi dhokla. Only thing is I changed the main ingredient as wheat flour.     Side dish for this receipe is Tomato-Onion chutney.

It takes 5 minutes for preparation and 15 minutes for cooking.

INGREDIENTS:-

Wheat flour - 2 cups 

Broken wheat rava - 2 tbsp ( optional)

ingredients for wheat dhokla

fruit salt

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp ( i used நாட்டு சர்க்கரை )            

Grated Ginger - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp (or as per taste)

Oil - 3 tbsp (15 ml)

Curd - 3/4 cup

Fruit salt - 1/2 tsp

For Seasoning/tampering:-

Oil - 1 tsp

Green chilly chopped - 1 tsp

Urid dal - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves chopped - 2 leaflets

METHOD:-

Boil water in a kadai/ idly pot for steaming.

for steaming

Grease a plate with little oil and set aside.

Add all the ingredients together in a bowl, except curd and fruit salt. Add curd to this and prepare a idly consistency batter.

Now add the Fruit salt to this batter and mix gently. 

fruit salt added

Pour the batter in the greased plate, tap it to remove air bubbles and set for steaming. (After adding fruit salt, the batter need to be steamed).

dhokla batter on greased plate

  

ready for steaming

Steam for 15 minutes.  Allow it to cool for 10 minutes.  Cut into desired shapes.

Season the ingredients given under seasoning and pour it over the dhoklas.

 Wheat Dhoklas are ready to serve....

Note:-

1.  Insert the tip of a knife,  (if the knife comes out clean) to check, whether the cooking is done or not, else extend the cooking time.
2.  The reason for adding fruit salt is, it keeps the dhoklas soft and spongy.